12-letter words containing o, s, e, l
- dulcet tones — People often use the expression dulcet tones to refer to someone's voice.
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- duplex house — a house having separate apartments for two families, especially a two-story house having a complete apartment on each floor and two separate entrances.
- dusty clover — a bush clover, Lespedeza capitata.
- dyotheletism — the teaching that Christ had both a divine will and a human will
- dysteleology — Philosophy. a doctrine denying the existence of a final cause or purpose.
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- ease oneself — to urinate or defecate
- east lothian — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- east suffolk — a former administrative division of Suffolk county, in E England.
- ebullioscopy — (physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids.
- ecclesiology — the study of ecclesiastical adornments and furnishings.
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- editorialise — Alternative spelling of editorialize.
- editorialist — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- efflorescent — efflorescing; blossoming.
- efflorescing — Present participle of effloresce.
- effortlessly — requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
- egoistically — In an egoistic manner.
- egyptologist — Alternative spelling of Egyptologist.
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- elbow grease — physical effort
- electioneers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electioneer.
- electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
- electrocutes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electrocute.
- electrolysis — Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.
- electrolytes — Plural form of electrolyte.
- electroscope — An instrument for detecting and measuring electricity, especially as an indication of the ionization of air by radioactivity.
- electroshock — Of or relating to medical treatment by means of electric shocks.
- electrosonde — a sonde that measures the electric potential in the atmosphere
- electrotonus — the change in the state of irritability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle caused by the passage of an electric current
- electrotypes — Plural form of electrotype.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- eleemosynous — Describes a gift or donation made as an act of charity or almsgiving.
- elfin forest — the zone of stunted wind-blown trees growing at high altitudes just above the timberline on tropical mountains
- elicitations — Plural form of elicitation.
- eliminations — Plural form of elimination.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- elocutionist — Someone who practices or teaches elocution.
- eloquentness — The quality of being eloquent.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- elytrigerous — having elytra
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- embryologist — An expert or specialist in embryology.
- emollescence — a state of softening before hardening
- emotionalism — An emotional state of mind, a tendency to regard things in an emotional manner; emotional behaviour or characteristics. (from 19th c.).